Arthur edward paget and chakles edward pagjt



-`May 6 1924.

` A. E. PAGET ET AL.

GRAIN CAR DOOR Filed DBC. 26. A1522 "Illy-.Em

.Invent/oz". .fir-th UP E'. .Page t Charles E'. Farg- Patented May 6,1924.

` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR EDWARD PAGET AND CHARLES EDXVARD PAG'ET, OF HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO,

CANADA..

GRAIN-CAR DOOR.

Application filed December 26, 1922.

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR Finn/Ann PAGET and CHARLES EDWARD Pnon'r,both subjects of the King of Great Britain, and both residents of thetown of Huntsville, i the district of Muskoka, in the Province ofOntario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGrain-Car Doors, of which the following is the speciiication.

Our invention relates to improvements in grain car doors and the objectof the invention is to devise means for preventing distortion or bulgingof the door under the influence of the weight of the grain in the car.

A further object is to devise bracing means which will prevent the doorbulging out of its plane shape.

Our invention consists of a grain car door constructed and arranged allas hereinafter more particularly described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 represents an elevational view of the outside of the door,showing our bracing means applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the line 2-2 Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of a door showing a modiiied form ofbracing device applied thereto, and

Fig. 4t is a horizontal section through the line d-l Figure 3.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thedifferent views.

l is the frame of the door and 2 are the boards forming the body portionof the door and preferably secured to the inside of the frame 1. 3 is a.vertical strut extending between the horizontal members of the frame land suitably secured thereto by bolts 4 extending through the plates 5which are in turn secured to the ends of the struts.

6 is a bow shaped brace straddling the strut 3 and having its endsabutting the vertical members of the frame 1. 7 is a bowed strapcorresponding in shape to the shape of the bowed brace 6, but having itsends extending over onto the outside faces of the vertical members ofthe frame 1 of the door and being' secured thereto by means of the bolts8. 9 are bolts extending through the strap 7 which is preferablyconstructed of metal and through the brace 6 and the door boards 2 as isclearly shown Serial No. 609,083.

in Figure 2. The brace 6 is preferably constructed of wood.

In the modified form illustrated in Figure 4e, two struts 3 are providedand the intermediato portion of the wooden brace 6 straddles both, itsends abutting the vertical members of the frame 1, being held in placeas above described.

In grain car doors previously constructed of this type it has been foundthat there was a tendency for them to bulge in the vicinity of theircentre, due to the weight of the grain in the car and consequently byapplying the struts 3 in the manner above described and using the woodenbraces 6. and straps 7 to straddle them, any such distortion isprevented7 thus keeping the door in its plane shape.

Although we have described our bracing means as constituting a singlewooden bracing member and an iron strap we could with equal facility usetwo or three bowed members, depending on the strength required. Also asillustrated, we could use two or more struts and have one bracing memberor more, straddling the same.

In addition instead of the bowed braces 6 and straps 7 extendinghorizontally as illustrated, they could extend vertically and the struts3 be disposed horizontally.

From the above description it will be seen that we have devised asimple.and effective bracing means for grain car doors which willeffectively prevent the distortion thereof so prevalent in the typeillustrated.

Vvhat we claim as our invention is.

l. In a grain car door, the combination with vertical and horizontalmembers of the door frame, of a strut disposed between such horizontalmembers and securedi to each, a bowed brace straddling the strut andhaving its ends engaging the opposed side edges of the vertical doorframe members, a second bowed brace applied to the first bowed brace andhaving its ends over- 1ying the vertical members of the door frame,means for securing the second mentioned brace to the first mentionedbrace and means for securing the second mentioned brace to the verticalmembers of the door frame.

2. In a grain car door, the combination with vertical and horizontalmembers of the door frame, of a strut disposed between such horizontalmembers and secured to each` a bowed brace straddling the strut andhaving its ends engaging the opposed side edges of the vertical doorframe niem- 5 bers, a second bowed brace applied to the lirst bowedbrace and having its ends overlying the vertical members of the doorframe, bolts securing the second mentioned brace lo the .first mentionedbrace and bolts securing he second mentioned brace to the 10 Verticalmembers oil the door rame.

ARTHUR EDVARD PAGET. CHARLES EDWARD PAGET.

